8 Keyboard Shortcuts to Make You the Team MVP

Instant Snipping Tool

Win+Shift+S
Print Screen is a great option for sharing a screenshot, but only if you’re comfortable sharing the contents of your entire display. The Snipping Tool that this shortcut opens lets you select what you’re taking a shot of more granularly and copies it to the clipboard, where you can share it or use it as needed.

Reopen Browser Tab

Ctrl+Shift+T
We’ve all accidentally closed a browser tab before we were finished with it. This shortcut will reopen the most recent tab that you closed, and go back the more you press it.

Access the Emoji/Symbol Keyboard

Win+.
You may come across a need for a symbol that isn’t common enough for its own committed key on your physical keyboard—a trademark symbol (™) or a letter with an accent mark (á), perhaps. This shortcut pulls up a menu you can use to insert emojis, kaomojis, GIFs, your clipboard history, and critically, many different symbols.

Start a Virtual Desktop

Win+Ctrl+D
Sometimes, a clean slate is the most effective productivity booster out there. A virtual desktop enables you to create one so that you can distribute your tasks amongst them, creating a more focused workspace. Maybe one desktop is for a specific project, and another for your collaboration tools. Switching between them is also simple… all you have to do is press Win+Ctrl+Arrow Key.

Open Task Manager Directly

Ctrl+Shift+Esc
An app freezes up. Uh oh, time to close it and try again. Instead of using the Ctrl+Alt+Delete and accessing the Task Manager through the Windows Security screen, you can jump directly to it via Ctrl+Shift+Esc and force the problematic application to shut down.

Insert a Hyperlink

Ctrl+K
Whether you’re a Microsoft Office user or prefer Google’s software suite, you can easily insert a link using Ctrl+K.

Delete Entire Words

Ctrl+Backspace
Have a lot you need to delete? Using this shortcut allows you to delete entire words, as compared to individual spaces.

Snap Windows

Win+Arrow Keys
Resizing your application windows manually is a real pain. Fortunately, you can position your windows in the quadrants of your display by pressing Win+Arrow Key, left or right and then up or down.

While These May Only Save Seconds Each, These Seconds Add Up

Over time, saving a few moments here and there can ultimately take a considerable amount of time off your plate… and modern business tech can contribute to a lot of saved time. Apex Technology is here to help make your IT as invisible as possible, from tips like these to actual support from a dedicated team of professionals. Find out more about what we offer by giving us a call at (704) 895-0010.